2014 AVA Annual Convention February 28-March 2, 2014

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1 2014 AVA Annual Convention February 28-March 2, 2014 Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront 600 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA Register ONLINE NOW! General Information FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Schedule Session Descriptions Vaulter Sessions Pricing/DOWNLOAD Registration Bios for Session Leaders Hotel Information/Meals Vaulter Release CONVENTION DOCUMENTS

2 AVA 2014 Annual Convention 45 and Just Hitting Our Stride! Feb. 28-March 1, 2014 in the San Francisco Bay Area General Information Get ready to learn, share, connect, and celebrate at this year s AVA Annual Convention, designed for all levels of coaches and vaulters, with plenty of educational sessions and fun for parents and vaulting enthusiasts as well! As we celebrate our 45th year as a non-profit, come join us in the City by the Bay! For Adults For coaches, club managers, parent, judges and vaulting enthusiasts, the convention will feature a range of educational sessions (including two very special workshops by the non-profit Positive Coaching Alliance --one for parents and one for coaches), networking events, and fun! For Vaulters We re gearing up for the competition season, and have two days (Saturday and Sunday) to put the finishing touches on your routines and tune up your compulsories for more competition success! Late Saturday, the Positive Coaching Alliance will end the day with a special workshop for athletes. Sunday will feature private coaching sessions with the nation s best vaulters. Don t miss this chance to tune up for the competition season with the Best of the Best! Flying in and out of the San Francisco Bay Area Though the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayside (also known as Hilton SFO) is a mere three miles from the San Francisco Airport (SFO), you might also check prices in and out of the San Jose Airport (SJC) and Oakland Airport (OAK) if you plan to rent a car anyway or don t mind a longer ride (45 minutes) on SuperShuttle. Experts say the best time to book a cheap domestic airfare is between four to six weeks out, so start looking now! And sign up now for an airfare alert website, which will alert you to the lowest prices as they change over the next few weeks: or For more airline booking tips: or com/travel-tips/air-travel/tips-for-finding-cheap-airfare. And save on your airfare by flying out Thursday morning (in time to audit the afternoon vaulting lessons at Woodside, Mt. Eden and Pacific Coast) and flying out Tuesday morning, after a glorious day and night playing in San Francisco! Transportation to the Hotel and Nearby Locations The Hilton SFO shuttle is free to AVA members during the Convention. The shuttle will take you to and from SF Airport (a quick three-mile ride) and will also take you to and from downtown Burlingame ( burlingamedowntown.org/ ), a quaint little town that has many selections for both dining and shopping. Transportation to The City (San Francisco) Through the Hilton SFO shuttle, you can even get to downtown San Francisco! Just take the Hilton Shuttle to SFO, then transfer on to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to go into downtown San Francisco. www. flysfo.com/to-from/public-transit

3 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Transportation/Hotel How do I get a great flight? Be sure to check the flight aggregators ( or etc.) as well as the independents that don t show up on those sites, like Southwest. The ideal time to book a cheaper flight is about three to six weeks out for domestic flights. Go to to set up an airfare alert so you know when prices go down. Early morning seems to be the best time to snag a cheap ticket. Will I need to rent a car? If you re flying into San Francisco Airport (SFO) the answer is probably not. The hotel shuttle picks up and delivers to SFO every 20 minutes, and also does the same to Downtown Burlingame. From the airport you can also take public transportation into San Francisco to sightsee. If you plan to audit the vaulting lessons at either Woodside, Pacific Coast or Mt. Eden, you will need transportation to and from the hotel to those locations. Our recommendation is to find out which other members might be coming in a day early to audit these sessions, and then pool resources to get a car for that day, or the duration. I d like to share a room but I don t have a ready roommate. Ideas? Reserve a hotel room (be sure to note final cancellation dates) and then check around in your region (perhaps your Region s YahooGroup?) to see who might want to share. Or put a message up on the AVA s Facebook page. Also convention@americanvaulting.org, put on the subject line Need a (Fe)Male Roommate and we will keep a list. Is there free internet at the hotel? Of course there s free internet. The SF Airport is only 20 minutes from Silicon Valley! Does the hotel have a gym or a pool? The hotel has both! If you gain a few pounds during the weekend, don t blame us. The pool is an indoor one. I m thinking of coming in a day early and leaving a couple of days late. Is that a good idea? For those of you coming from afar, of course it s a good idea! If you can come in by Thursday early afternoon, you can audit lessons at any of the area s three largest clubs to see how others structure such things. If you leave Tuesday morning you can attend each and every Sunday session at the convention, then go into San Francisco for a spectacular dinner, and the next day go sightseeing! If you d like a sightseeing buddy, let us know convention@americanvaulting.org and we ll see if any other sightseers need to be paired up. General Questions I don t know anyone. So I m afraid I ll be a wallflower. Our convention is structured so you ll get lots of chances to meet new people! We ll be putting coaches/ lungers/parents together in small groups for lunches and dinners, if so desired, so you can meet new, fun people. By the time the convention is over you ll have lots of new vaulting friends. If you re really worried, or if you d just like to make sure you have a wingman (wingwoman), us at convention@ americanvaulting.org and ask for a buddy. We ll assign you one! continued

4 continued FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Why is there an additional cost for the Open Judges Forum? The Open Judges Forum is the annual fund raiser by the judges for the AVA Judging Program. The proceeds for the event pay for items like travel costs for apprentice judges (to practice judge alongside experienced judges at AVA competitions), video to help the judges practice judge, etc. It s well worth the extra fee! Vaulter Questions If I m an adult vaulter and plan to attend all the sessions (except for Saturday) as well as vaulting on Saturday, which registration package do I choose? Choose the full registration package, which includes EVERYTHING (besides the Open Judges Forum). Check the box that says you will be vaulting that day. Is the Vaulting Clinic indoors or out? Indoors. Both Saturday and Sunday are in the main ballroom of the hotel. Is there anything special I need to bring? All registered vaulters will get a sheet of directions at least a week prior to the convention. Positive Coaching Alliance What is the Positive Coaching Alliance? PCA is a national nonprofit developing Better Athletes, Better People by working to provide all youth athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience. Through a generous grant by the Benjamin Family, the AVA is now a partner with PCA, and PCA will be teaching three separate sessions at our convention: one for coaches, one for parents, and one for the vaulters themselves. Through this partnership the PCA will also be providing our members (again, coaches, parents and athletes) with tips for success, and offering additional classes (via webinar) as well. The PCA workshops alone are well worth the cost of convention registration! What are the specific workshop sessions for each group? For Coaches: The Double-Goal Coach: Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons For Parents: The Second-Goal parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Vaulting For Vaulters: Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor If you have other questions that aren t answered here or on the convention website, be sure to us at convention@americanvaulting.org! Questions about registration? info@americanvaulting.org or phone

5 THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2014 Auditing San Francisco Bay Area Club Vaulting Practices Mt. Eden Vaulting Club C Team and Trot Team Practice 4-6 pm Pacific Coast Vaulting Club High Performance Vaulting Practice 1-3 pm Woodside Vaulters Bronze/Silver/Gold Individuals 3:45 to 5:45 pm and Tiny Tots/Beginning Trot/Trot Development 2:30-5:30 pm FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2014 SCHEDULE Reflections 1 8 am 8-8:55 am Glimmer 2014 Nat l Championships Q&A 9 am 9-9:55 am 2014 Rule Changes 10 am 10-11:30 am Int l Vaulting: Making Sense of It All 11:30 am 11:30-1 pm Wild Card Coach/Lunger Lunch & Learn Trios 1 pm 1-1:50 pm Int l Vaulting Panel for Coaches: To Europe and Beyond 2 pm 2-3:20 pm Improving the Horse Score: A Visual Journey 3:30 pm 3:30-7:30 pm 1-1:50 pm AVA Competitions Brainstorming 3:30-5 pm Open Judges Forum Starting an Adaptive Vaulting Program 5 pm 6:30 pm Networking Dinners Group I 7:30 pm Networking Dinners Group II

6 SCHEDULE SATURDAY, March 1, 2014 Reflection I: Coaches/Lungers Prism: Parents Glimmer: Parents Reflection II & III: Vaulters 8 am 8-8:45 am Outer Limits: Tiny Tots to Masters Vaulting 8:30 Finishing touches wrapping it up am The Double Goal Coach: Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons (PCA) 9:30 Warm-Up 10 9:45-10:45 am Raising Healthy Athletes 10: :45 am Maximizing ROI for Vaulting Demos/Events 11:45 am Noon Truly Random: Coaches/Lungers Lunch at the Draw from a Hat! Noon-1:30 pm Lunch on Your Own with New Friends! 11-12:25 pm Why THAT Score? Understanding the Basics of Judging 11:45-1:15 pm Regional Supervisors Lunch Meeting (OFFSITE TBA) Noon - CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LUNCH at Hotel Restaurant 9:45-10:45 am Horse Basics for Non-Horsey Parents 11-12:25 pm Finding Int l Vaulting Opps for Your Bronze/Silver Vaulter 10 am-5:15 pm Gearing Up! Vaulting Clinic 12:30 12:30-1:30 pm Parent Networking: Lunch Trios/Quads 1:30 1:30-3 pm Reflective Coaching 1:45-3:45 The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Vaulting (PCA) 2:30 3 3:15-4:15 pm Technology Secrets of World s Best Coaches 3: :15 pm I m an AVA Clerk! A Fun, Low-Risk Way to Learn 4:30 4:30-5:15 pm Decoding the Score Sheet for Coaches 6 IN BAYVIEW ROOM 4-5 pm Getting the Vaulting Photos You Really Want: Tips from the Pros IN GLIMMER ROOM Becoming a Triple Impact Competitor (PCA) ages 11 and up 6:30-10 Recognition Banquet

7 SCHEDULE SUNDAY, March 2, 2014 Reflections I Glimmer Reflections II & III 8 am 8-11 am AVA Board Meeting 10 am am Vaulter Private Barrel Clinics All Day 11 am 11-noon AVA Annual Meeting of Members Noon-1:15 pm LUNCH BREAK 1 pm 1:15-2:15 pm Fiscally Sound Vaulting Clubs 1:15-2pm Club Goal Setting: The Secret to an Enduring Club 2 pm 2-2:15 pm Hosting your First AVA Recognized Competition Hosting Your First USEF Competition 2:30 pm 2:30-4:30 pm Starting a Vaulting for Riders Program To attend any part of the AVA Convention (except the Banquet), you must be a 2014 member of the AVA. If you don t know your AVA member number, login into the AVA Members-Only Website, click on Member Services and either: Click on Membership Directory and look yourself up. Click on Look Up Member By Club and look yourself up. If you are not a 2014 AVA member, click here to join or renew! For adults, membership prices range from $40 for a five-year membership (Vaulting Fan) to $750 for life (Life Member). For youth, memberships range prices range from $35 (Recreational Youth Associate Member) to $50 (Youth Member). All new members joining between Jan. 1 and March 1, and then attending the Convention, will receive a special AVA luggage/backpack tag at registration, featuring 2012 World Championship Bronze Medalists Blake Dahlgren and Megan Benjamin!

8 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON For Coaches/Lungers: Ever been curious about what goes on during vaulting lessons at the nation s largest clubs? Now, courtesy of three of them, you have a chance to audit lessons on the Thursday prior to the Convention. All convention attendees who sign up in advance are welcome to audit vaulting sessions at three of the nation s largest vaulting clubs: Mt. Eden Vaulting Club (Saratoga), Pacific Coast Vaulters (Woodside) and Woodside Vaulters (Woodside). Sign up by checking the appropriate box when you register. You are responsible for your own transportation. BRING A WARM COAT! Auditing Sessions Mt. Eden Vaulting Club - C Team and Trot Team Practice 4-6 pm Pacific Coast Vaulting Club - High Performance Vaulting Practice 1-3 pm Woodside Vaulters - Bronze/Silver/Gold Individuals 3:45 to 5:45 pm and Tiny Tots/Beginning Trot/ Trot Development 2:30-5:30 pm FRIDAY 8-8:55 am National Championships Q&A Session Leader: AVA VP Competitions Linda Bibbler Here s your chance to get your questions answered regarding the 2014 National Championships! 9-9:55 am AVA Rule Changes: The Spark Notes Version! Session Leader: AVA Technical Committee Chair Kelley Holly The Technical Committee will bring members up to date on recent rule changes for AVA competitions, including some changes to the compulsories as well as changes in the scoring system. If you have specific questions you d like to see addressed at the meeting please Technical Committee Chair Kelley Holly (tambourine-farm@att.net) by Feb. 22 so she can make sure your question gets answered :20 am - International-Level Vaulting 101: Making Sense of USEF/FEI/ Juniors/ CVIs/WCs and WEG! Session Leader: USEF High Performance Chair Linda Bibbler In this session, USEF High Performance Chair Linda Bibbler will answer the most often asked questions regarding international level vaulting. The session leaders will bring people up-to-date on the new international vaulting division, and types of competitions, including the new 2015 Junior World Championships for ages years. How new international vaulters can most easily progress up the levels will be discussed. Question about WEG and US Selection Trials will be answered as well. 11:30-1 pm - Wild Card Coach/Lunger Lunch & Learn Trios If you re interested in making new contacts throughout the US coaching and lungeing community, come join in the Wild Card Lunch & Learn Trios. Groups of three coaches and/or lungers will be put together to go offsite for 90 minutes and share experiences, tips, tactics and a no-host lunch! 1-1:50 pm - AVA Competitions Brainstorming Session Session Leader: Linda Bibbler This is a How Do We Help brainstorming session hosted by the AVA Competitions Committee for those interested in perhaps hosting their first AVA recognized competition. The AVA Competitions Committee will brainstorm with members on ways to encourage and assist with more AVA competitions. (Also see the How to Host an AVA Competition). continued

9 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Friday continued 1-1:50 pm - International Vaulting Panel for Coaches: To Europe and Beyond Things You Don t Know That You Don t Know Session Panelists: Emma Seely, Isabelle Parker, Carolyn Bland, Patti Skipton Some of your vaulters are asking you about going to Europe to vault. Where do you start? A panel of coaches and lungers who have been going to Europe (and beyond) for decades will share their stories regarding relationship building, borrowing horses, hosting international vaulters (and they hosting back!) and more. Learn the strategies you need to know as you start on your international competitions journey. This information will give you a good start in helping you and your vaulters make their first successful vaulting trips to Europe. 2-3:20 pm - Improving the Horse Score: A Visual Journey Session Leader: Carolyn Bland This interactive session will help attendees identify deviations from the correct way of going and identify where various horses are on the training scale. Video presentations will include correction of problems, training and cross training benefits. Through video and slide show presentation participants will watch a variety of horses both under saddle and lungeing. This session will give participants a clear road map to a better horse score by returning to the training scale when things go amiss. The session will start with a video of five horses and participants will score in each category of the FEI horse score sheet. 3:30-7:30 pm - Open Judges Forum (EXTRA FEE $50: Proceeds to the Judges Training Program) Session Leader: Suzanne Detol Each November, a two-day Judges Forum is held where all of our AVA judges meet and train on methodology for all aspects of our sport: Compulsories, Composition, Degree of Difficulty, Performance, Horse, Content Individual, Team and Pas de Deux. Here is your opportunity to listen and participate in a recap of that Forum. This is your chance to ask questions about methodology, about scoring ask what exactly or how exactly a vaulter is scored during a particular performance. The main focus will be on the Compulsory Exercises all three sets of them, as well as the Technical Test exercises, but the judges will attempt to answer any and all questions you may have about our discipline. Proceeds for this special forum will go to the Judges Training Program to help subsidize the cost of training DVDs, photographs and other expenses and to assist with travel grants to help our judges attend training sessions during the year. 3:30-5 pm - Starting an Adaptive Vaulting Program? An Easy Get Started Guide Session Leaders: Adaptive Vaulting Chair Peter Senn and Coach/Lunger Sara Nicholson If you ve ever thought about adding an adaptive vaulting program to your club, but haven t because you re not sure what s involved, this is the session for you! In 90 minutes you ll walk away with a step-by-step launch program for adaptive vaulting, and the confidence and knowledge to make it to the finish line. This session will cover the differences between an adaptive vaulting program and a standard vaulting program, and include success case studies. 6:30 pm - Networking Dinners for those not attending Open Judges Forum Sign up for these no-host Networking Dinners of 4-6 members at Registration. 7:30 pm - Networking Dinners for those attending Open Judges Forum Sign up for these no-host Networking Dinners of 4-6 members at Registration. continued

10 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS SATURDAY VAULTER TRACK on the Barrel Gearing up for the competition season? Spend the day working with America s most successful international competitors. Megan Benjamin, Alicen Divita, Blake Dahlgren, Mary McCormick and Samantha Smith Matson will help you put those finishing touches on your routines. Learn how to take your compulsories to the next level, increase your artistic score and polish your performance. They will also be joined by experts in dance, Pilates, fitness and horsemanship - preparing you for success competition after competition all season long. This clinic is open to all levels of vaulters ages 10 and up. Groups will be divided by level/age. The day will be capped off by a Positive Coaching Alliance workshop leader teaching Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor : Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor : Anyone who vaults on a team is a participant. However, it requires hard work, commitment and personal growth to become what PCA calls a Triple-Impact Competitor. This interactive workshop defines and provides tools for what it means to be a Triple-Impact Competitor, in terms of how a vaulter can improve: THEMSELVES (through the ELM Tree of Mastery) THEIR TEAMMATES (by Filling Emotional Tanks) THE GAME (through Honoring the Game) Vaulters who attend this workshop must purchase the book Elevating Your Game, Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor, which gives high school athletes easy-to-read information and inspiration to improve their performance in sports and beyond. ($8/purchase when you register) COACHES/LUNGERS TRACK All Day: AVA Job Fair Check out the AVA positions that are available for volunteers throughout Some of them are big jobs heads of committees, or heads of long term, high visible projects, while other jobs are project based, and only a few hours long! 8-8:45 am - The Outer Limits Capturing Both Ends of the Vaulting Spectrum, from Tiny Tots to Masters Vaulting Session Panelists: Carolyn Bland, Isabelle Parker, Pete Senn This session is for coaches and club officers who want to expand their club s presence beyond the typical school-age vaulters. How do you start vaulting programs for tiny-tots (and their parents) to get them hooked on vaulting before they learn their ABCs? And how do you create fun and enduring adult recreational vaulting communities for non-riders, or a Master s Vaulting program for adults who want to compete? This session will include case studies on what has worked for other clubs around the country am - The Double Goal Coach: Coaching for Winning and Life Lessons Session Leaders: Positive Coaching Alliance This interactive workshop, by the nonprofit Positive Coaching Alliance, introduces PCA s Double-Goal Coach model and presents research from experts in coaching, education and sports psychology. Every participant gains access to dozens of practical, proven tools. The workshop provides an in-depth review of the three principles around which the Double-Goal Coaching model is built: Honoring the Game Filling Emotional Tanks ELM Tree of Mastery Coaches who attend this workshop must purchase the book The Power of Double-Goal Coaching: Developing Winners in Sports and Life ($8) during registration. The 2014 Positive Coaching Alliance Partnership with the American Vaulting Association, including these workshops, is made possible by a grant from the Benjamin Family. continued

11 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Saturday continued 11-11:45 am - Maximizing ROI with Vaulting Demos/Entertainment--A Marketer s View Session Leader: Sheri Benjamin Vaulting demonstrations and entertainment come at a cost to clubs- and take the concerted resources of lungers, coaches, vaulters, horses and parents. Are you getting maximum Return on Investment (ROI) from your vaulting demos and entertainment? In this session, Sheri Benjamin will cover the various types of demonstrations and high visibility vaulting events in which your club could participate/host, and will discuss goal setting, target audiences, pre-event marketing/publicity and post event follow-up for each type of event. Get the ROI you deserve from your demos and events! 11:45-noon - Coaches/Lungers Meet-Up: Truly Random Lunch at the Draw from a Hat! Facilitator: Sheri Benjamin Just when you think you know just about everyone (or just when you think I m bad at this networking thing so I never get to meet anyone ), we ll ask all coaches and lungers who are game for a random lunch meet-up to put their names in a hat, and we ll draw partners and/or trios for no-host lunch dates! Surprise! You never know what you ll learn. Noon-1:30 pm - On Your Own Lunch with Your New Drawn for the Hat Friends! 1:30-3 pm - Reflective Coaching Facilitator: Katariina Alongi A coach is not only creating athletes; a coach is creating human beings. So says former vaulting coach and current life coach, writer and teacher Katariina Alongi, who will teach this interactive introductory session that focuses on self-reflection as a methodology for upping your coaching game. 3:15-4:15 pm - Technology Secrets of the World s Best Vaulting Coaches Session Leaders: Isabelle Parker, Mary Garrett A panel of experts will show you how to use the latest technologies and apps to coach and stay connected to your vaulters. This session will cover using Facebook and private YouTube channels for coaching and club communication, the Coach s Eye Sports Video Analysis App, and more. 4:30-5:15 pm - Cracking the Codes: The AVA Score Sheet Deconstructed Session Leaders: Kelley Holly In this mini-session, coaches and lungers will learn all the tips and tricks to decoding their vaulters score sheets, for both compulsories and technical test/freestyles. PARENT/FAN TRACK All Day: AVA Job Fair Check out the AVA positions that are available for volunteers throughout Some of them are big jobs heads of committees, or heads of long term, high visible projects, while other jobs are project based, and only a few hours long! 9:45-10:45 am - Raising Healthy Athletes Session Leader: Dr. Mindy Pelz-Hall Dr. Mindy will be going over how to help your vaulter create a winning mindset toward health, nutritional strategies that every athlete needs to know, and daily health habits that maximize performance and minimize injuries. Her passion is getting families excited about living healthy lives, giving them the tools to make it easy and empowering kids to take care of their OWN health. 9:45-10:45 am - If My Horse has (a) Croup, Should I Call the Vet? Horse Basics for Non-Horsey Parents/Fans Session Leader: Krista Mack Ever feel like your vaulter comes home talking a foreign language? Learn enough horse basics lingo to stop the vaulter eye-rolling when you talk about their equine friends! This session will cover parts of the horse (yes, the croup is a respiratory problem characterized by a barking cough, but it s also the back side of a horse!), basic movements of the horse, and what coaches/lungers look for in a vaulting horse. continued

12 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS Saturday continued 11 am-12:25 pm - Why THAT Score? Understanding the Basics of Freestyle Judging Session Leader: Kelley Holly and Isabelle Parker AVA judges walk you through the basics of freestyle competition scoring, with an eye toward being a well-informed spectator and parent. After this session you ll have a better idea of what to look for as a spectator and how to help your vaulter decode their freestyle score sheet. 11 am-12:25 pm - Finding International Vaulting Opportunities for Your Bronze/Silver Vaulter Session Panelists: Emma Seely, Carolyn Bland Do you think your athlete needs to be a high level gold vaulter to have international vaulting experiences? NOT! This session debunks that myth, and explores ways parents can help their vaulters (and coaches and clubs) find mid-level exchange programs, camps and clinics outside the US. International vaulting trips are about way more than the vaulting. Find out how you can help your vaulter find the trips and enriching experiences that are right for them! 11:45-1:15 pm - Regional Supervisors Meeting Session Leader: VP Membership Sheri Benjamin AVA Regional Supervisors from all seven regions will get together to share updates, set goals for :30-1:30 pm - Parent Networking: Lunch Trios/Quads Stop saying I don t know anyone and make some new vaulting parent friends! For a quick no-host lunch, we ll put together small groups of parents from near and far who don t know each other so everyone can share stories, and make new friends! 1:45-3:45 pm - The Second-Goal Parent: Developing Winners in Life Through Vaulting Session Leaders: Positive Coaching Alliance This interactive workshop explores the role of a Second-Goal parent, supporting your vaulter so that he or she has a fun, positive experience in sports. It will examine how you can help ensure your student-athletes experience yields healthy, developmental (physical, social, mental) outcomes that will serve them far beyond the playing field. Other topics include: Guidelines for developing a positive Coach/Parent relationship Understanding the research-based three stages of Talent Development Engaging children in constructive, meaningful conversations Parents who attend this workshop must purchase the book Positive Sports Parenting, which provides insightful and sensible advice on how parents can help children get the most from sports, as well as helping improve the parent s relationship with their kids. The book must be purchased ($8) during registration and will be delivered at the workshop session. The 2014 Positive Coaching Alliance Partnership with the American Vaulting Association, including these workshops, is made possible by a grant from the Benjamin Family. 4-5:15 pm - I m Clerking!! A Safe, Fun Hour of Learning Session Leader: Suzanne Detol Every think that you might want to learn to clerk, but know for sure that the best way for you to personally learn in not in the trial by fire of the competition arena? This is the class for you! In this session, veteran judge Suzanne Detol will take you through the methodology of clerking. She ll start with the compulsories, then call out scores as if she were judging, so that clerks0in-training can practice. She ll do the same with freestyle scores. PLEASE BRING A CALCULATOR! 4-5:15 pm - Getting the Vaulting Photos You Really Want: Tips and Tricks from the Pros Session Leader: Kate Revell/VaultingPhotos.com If you love taking photos of your club s vaulters, AVA Official Photographer Kate Revell of Vaulting- Photos.com will share her tips and tricks for taking the best vaulting photos indoors and out. 6:30-10 pm - Recognition Banquet continued

13 SESSION DESCRIPTIONS SUNDAY 8-11 am - AVA Board Meeting Session Leader: AVA President Connie Geisler The AVA Board Meeting is open for auditing by any current AVA member am - The Holy Grail: How to Run a Fiscally Sound Vaulting Club Session Leader: Jenny Kuhn A vaulting club (at least a great one!) is one that is fiscally sound. This session will help you understand the basic fixed and variable costs associated with running a club. Also discussed with be pricing strategies, and long and short term budgeting concerns. 11-noon - AVA Annual Meeting of Members Session Leader: AVA President Connie Geisler The AVA Annual Meeting of Members is open to any current AVA member. 1:15-2:15 pm - Club Goal Setting: The Secret to an Enduring Club Session Leader: Isabelle Parker If you re the head of a vaulting club, you have important responsibilities both inside and outside the horse arena. Where is your club going not just this competition season, but next year, and even five or ten years from now? In this session discover why goal setting is important to your club s sustainability, and learn how to set short and long term goals for your club, and make sure that all your club members are on the same page! Isabelle will share the five elements of Woodside Vaulters strategic plan and talk about how they use these to set annual board and coaching/lungeing goals. 1:15-2 pm - Hosting Your First AVA Recognized Competition: A Timeline for Success! Session Leader: AVA VP Competitions Linda Bibbler If you re thinking about hosting your first AVA Recognized Competition but it feels a little daunting, let the Competition Expert ease your mind. In this session, Linda Bibbler will take you through a timeline for success. Handouts will include check-lists, timelines, rules to watch for and tips for success. 2-2:15 pm - Hosting Your First USEF Recognized Competition: What s Different (Mini-Session) Session Leader: AVA VP Competitions Linda Bibbler In this mini-add-on session to the AVA Competition session, above, Linda Bibbler goes through the additional requirements for hosting a USEF Competition, including the differences between an AVA recognized competition and a USEF recognized competition. 2:30-4 pm - Starting a Vaulting for Riders Program Session Leader: Carolyn Bland Looking for ways to augment your vaulting program during non-after-school hours? Hear the stories of other AVA clubs who have started successful Vaulting for Riders programs.

14 VAULTER CLINICS/PRIVATE CLINICS SATURDAY VAULTER TRACK on the Barrel Gearing up for the competition season? Spend the day working with America s most successful international competitors. Megan Benjamin, Alicen Divita, Blake Dahlgren, Mary McCormick and Samantha Smith Matson will help you put those finishing touches on your routines. Learn how to take your compulsories to the next level, increase your artistic score and polish your performance. They will also be joined by experts in dance, Pilates, fitness and horsemanship - preparing you for success competition after competition all season long. This clinic is open to all levels of vaulters ages 10 and up. Groups will be divided by level/age. The day will be capped off by a Positive Coaching Alliance workshop leader teaching Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor : Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor : Anyone who vaults on a team is a participant. However, it requires hard work, commitment and personal growth to become what PCA calls a Triple-Impact Competitor. This interactive workshop defines and provides tools for what it means to be a Triple-Impact Competitor, in terms of how a vaulter can improve: THEMSELVES (through the ELM Tree of Mastery) THEIR TEAMMATES (by Filling Emotional Tanks) THE GAME (through Honoring the Game) Vaulters who attend this workshop must purchase the book Elevating Your Game, Becoming a Triple-Impact Competitor, which gives high school athletes easy-to-read information and inspiration to improve their performance in sports and beyond. ($8/purchase when you register) SUNDAY Sunday Private/Semi Private BARREL Clinics Work with some of the world s best vaulters one to one (or two to one) to hone your vaulting skills even more on Sunday. From 10 am-3 pm, these clinicians are available for 50-minute barrel sessions, and the focus is on Just YOU! During private sessions, anything goes! Do you need help putting the finishing touches on your freestyle? Or do you want to up your compulsories scores? Work with your favorite clinician (first come, first served- sign up early because these sessions sell out quickly!) or even two. During semi-private sessions, you and a friend can share a 50-minute session (and share the cost) to work on getting your compulsory exercises Just So. Megan Benjamin Guimarin Megan is the only vaulter in the world to medal in all three divisions in the vaulting world championships. She is the only US woman to win gold at a World Vaulting Championships, bringing home the title at the World Equestrian Games Vaulting World Championships in 2006 in Aachen, Germany. At the same games she won a silver medal as part of FAME: Team USA. In the spring of 2008 she briefly came out of retirement to compete with Team USA at the World Vaulting Championships in Brno, Czech Republic, winning a bronze medal on her horse Leonardo, who also carried her individually in In 2012 she and her vaulting partner Blake Dahlgren won a bronze pas de deux medal at the World Championships in Lemans, France. Megan and her world championship horse Leonardo have both retired from international competition; Megan is a frequent and popular clinician throughout the US, Canada, Australia and South America. A Cornell University graduate, she also holds a regular job in marketing at a technology start-up in the Silicon Valley. continued

15 continued VAULTER CLINICS/PRIVATE CLINICS Blake Dahlgren A four-time World Championships medalist, Blake won Team Gold at the 2010 WEG, Team Silver at the 2006 WEG, and a Bronze medal with Megan Benjamin Guimarin at last year s Vaulting World Championships in Lemans, France. Blake has been an equestrian vaulter since the age of two, when he started vaulting recreationally with his mother Sandy and his brother Brent. Blake now stands 6 3 and is currently one of the tallest vaulters in the sport. Blake found a way to turn his height into an advantage and has been a part of 15 National Championships. After spending 10 years coaching under his mentors Rick Hawthorne (Valley View Vaulters) and Devon Maitozo (FACE Vaulting Club), Blake branched off as Founder and Coach of the Los Angeles Equestrian Vaulting Club in During the day, Blake is a District Sales Manager at Coca-Cola. Alicen Divita Alicen Divita is a two-time AVA Gold Women s Champion and placed eleventh at the recent Vaulting World Championships in Le Mans, France. She started vaulting at age 12, and quickly won the AVA Bronze Women s Championship in 2003, followed by the AVA Silver Women s Championship a year later. She is a certified yoga teacher and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. Ali is currently studying to become a doctor of osteopathic medicine. A frequent clinician, she coaches at Woodside Vaulters in Woodside, Calif. Devon Maitozo Devon Maitozo is the USA s only WEG double gold medalist. The coach and a vaulter on the 2010 World Equestrian Games Vaulting World Championship team with Free Artists Creative Equestrians (FACE), and the 1998 WEG Men s World Champion, Devon is the most winning American vaulter of all time, holding a total of seven world championship medals two gold, one silver and four bronze. After almost 30 years in the sport, he s still at it full force. The holder of more than a dozen National Championship titles in the United States, Devon is known for his artistry, creativity and out-of-thebox choreography. A life-long Californian, Devon is a theater arts graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz, and the founder of two vaulting clubs: Barronsgate and FACE. Mary McCormick Mary is a three-time AVA/USEF Gold Women s National Champion (2007, 2010, 2011), who has also had international successes, taking top honors at two CVI 3* events in 2012 (CVI Chilliwack and CVI Kentucky) in She has competed at the Vaulting World Championships in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012, placing as high a fourth in She was the USEF Vaulter of the Year in 2007, 2009 and Samantha Smith Matson As a second generation vaulter, Samantha Matson was born to vault; she has been vaulting competitively since she was six years old. She competed as an individual at the 2002 World Equestrian Games and the 2004 World Vaulting Championships. In 2012, Samantha was a team member and the coach for the six-member Woodside squad that competed at the World Vaulting Championships. She has earned her AVA gold medal. Currently, Samantha coaches the Woodside Vaulters A Team, and individuals at all levels; she is also a gymnastics and riding instructor. Samantha holds a bachelor s degree in Economics from San Jose State University, and is a new mom to Maclane Hope Matson, born right before Christmas.

16 SESSION LEADERS BIOS Katariina Alongi - A native of Finland, Katariina holds a degree both in Life Coaching and in Sports Science with a major in Coaching. She coached the Finnish National Vaulting Team for more than a decade before moving to California where she teamed up with Coastline Vaulters to win a team bronze medal at the 2004 World Championships. Along with vaulting she has coached different sports such as dressage, gymnastics, floorball and soccer for 30 years to children and adults alike. Currently she works in Santa Cruz, Calif., as a life coach and writer, teaches rider biomechanics and emotional intelligence to equestrians, and coaches her son s soccer team. Website: Sheri Benjamin - Sheri is the AVA s VP Membership, and has also served as AVA president, VP development and board member, and as a USEF board member and Technical Committee member. She is on the USET s Advisory Board. At the Mt. Eden Vaulting Club she served as president for many years, and is currently secretary of that club. Her goal is to position vaulting as the gateway to all equestrian sport, convincing equestrian programs nationwide that it s doable and good business to add vaulting to their current roster of programs. In her real life she coaches CEOs, business owners and key executives through Vistage International. Prior to that she founded and ran one of the West Coast s largest public relations and marketing firms. Sheri can muck a stall in under five minutes and is most proud of being a vaulting mom. Megan Benjamin Guimarin - Megan is the only vaulter in the world to medal in all three divisions in the vaulting world championships. She is the only US woman to win gold at a World Vaulting Championships, bringing home the title at the World Equestrian Games Vaulting World Championships in 2006 in Aachen, Germany. At the same games she won a silver medal as part of FAME: Team USA. In the spring of 2008 she briefly came out of retirement to compete with Team USA at the World Vaulting Championships in Brno, Czech Republic, winning a bronze medal on her horse Leonardo, who also carried her individually in In 2012 she and her vaulting partner Blake Dahlgren won a bronze pas de deux medal at the World Championships in Lemans, France. Megan and her world championship horse Leonardo have both retired from international competition; Megan is a frequent and popular clinician throughout the US, Canada, Australia and South America. A Cornell University graduate, she also holds a regular job in marketing at a technology start-up in the Silicon Valley. Linda Bibbler - Linda has been involved with horses all her life and with vaulting for over 30 years. She has been an enthusiastic parent, horse owner, AVA supporter, AVA and USEF Committee and Board member and USEF Competition Manager/Licensee. As V.P. Competitions she has reached out to all regions and clubs to encourage more, safer, and better competitions. In 2009 Linda was awarded the AVA s Volunteer of the Year award for her tireless and continued work for the AVA. Carolyn Bland - Carolyn is head coach and lunger at the Pacific Coast Vaulting Club and does lungeing clinics across the nation. She has won the AVA s Trainer of the Year award twice, and now heads the Horse Committee and is the AVA VP Education. Carolyn Bland won a gold medal at the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games with equine partner Palatine and the FACE Vaulters. She studied at the Fulmer School of Equitation with dressage instructors Robert Hall and Liz Brown, who greatly influenced her philosophy on riding. Her focus on biomechanics and positive reinforcement allows great success both in and out of the show arena. Carolyn has consistently found success in the dressage world throughout the years, where her clientele consisted of mostly adult amateur riders competing Second Level through Prix St. Georges. Craig Coburn - Craig Coburn is currently an AVA R, USEF R and FEI I vaulting judges, in addition to being the AVA s National Office Manager. He discovered the sport at the age of none, vaulting with Hidden Hills Horseman Vaulters in Southern California. In 1986, Craig won his first of three consecutive Gold Men s National Championships, coached by Nancy Stevens-Brown. Craig has been a member of the AVA Board of Directors for many years and has been a member of the USEF Vaulting Technical Committee since its inception in Craig is also a member of the USEF Vaulting High Performance Vaulting continued

17 SESSION LEADERS BIOS continued Committee. Craig joined the AVA judges apprentice program in 1993 and since then has had the honor of judging 15 AVA/ USEF National Championships. He judged the FEI Vaulting World Championships in 2012 in Lemans, France. Suzanne Detol - Suzanne Detol is a former vaulter and has founded several vaulting clubs two in the 1980s and more recently two in Oregon DevonWood Vaulting Club and Brookwood Vaulters. She has been a mentor to vaulters, coaches, lungers and judges for the past 30 years. In 2008 Sue was awarded the AVA s most prestigious honor: the Lifetime Achievement Award. She is also a former AVA Trainer of the Year, Mentor of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. An AVA judge since 1990, she became an FEI O judge in 2001, and is well respected in the international judging arena. She has judged dozens of CVIs throughout the world, as well as the Canadian Provincials and British National Championships. She was a vaulting judge at the world championships in 2002, 2008 and Kelley Holly - As a professional educator and administrator of a large grant funded program Kelley has brought her expertise to many facets of the AVA from national championship fest manager to technical committee chair to several VP and committee positions (including Constitution and By Laws, Technical, Competitions, Development, Insurance) over the past 28 years. As the President of Region II and one of the key organizers of the Region II championships she has managed a multiple-day competition and made sure that all levels of competitors needs were met. She is also extremely active in helping beginning groups and recreational programs obtain the needed resources for their programs. Her work with the Technical Committee helping to organize more open Judges training sessions to be held throughout the country. Jenny Kuhn - Jenny Kuhn is a parent and board member at one of the nation s largest vaulting clubs Woodside Vaulters. She was previously treasurer of the club, sits on their finance committee and is the current staff manager. When she s not in vaulting mode, Jenny works as a consultant. Her professional background includes working for the Port of Redwood City and the Port of Sacramento doing business development and financial analysis. Krista Mack - Krista Mack has longed for Woodside Vaulters since 2002, and is their head horse trainer. She has coached Copper through B Team at Woodside Vaulters, and served as head riding coach for Woodside Junior Riders. In 2007, Krista won the AVA Trainer of the Year award for her consistent, high-level training of Woodside Vaulters horses, who have won three AVA Horse of the Year awards and one USEF Vaulting Horse of the Year award. In addition to training horses and lungeing, Krista is currently coaching at the Gold individuals level. Krista teaches riding at California Riding Academy in Menlo Park and competes herself at local dressage competitions. Mary McCormick - Mary is a three-time AVA/USEF Gold Women s National Champion (2007, 2010, 2011), who has also had international successes, taking top honors at two CVI 3* events in 2012 (CVI Chilliwack and CVI Kentucky) in She has competed at the Vaulting World Championships in 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012, placing as high a fourth in She was the USEF Vaulter of the Year in 2007, 2009 and Devon Maitozo - Devon Maitozo is the USA s only WEG double gold medalist. The coach and a vaulter on the 2010 World Equestrian Games Vaulting World Championship team with Free Artists Creative Equestrians (FACE), and the 1998 WEG Men s World Champion, Devon is the most winning American vaulter of all time, holding a total of seven world championship medals two gold, one silver and four bronze. After almost 30 years in the sport, he s still at it full force. The holder of more than a dozen National Championship titles in the United States, Devon is known for his artistry, creativity and out-of-the-box choreography. A life-long Californian, Devon is a theater arts graduate of University of California, Santa Cruz, and the founder of two vaulting clubs: Barronsgate and FACE. continued

18 continued SESSION LEADERS BIOS Sara Nicholson - Sara Nicholson came into the vaulting world in the late 70 s in San Diego, Calif., and steadily worked her way up to a Silver (commended) AVA medalist, successfully competing locally and nationally. She began coaching her youngest teammates during those years, and continued her coaching career later in Maui, Hawaii, and currently for Poway Valley Vaulters. She has also conducted international clinics for competitive vaulters and Adaptive coaches in training in Melbourne, Australia. As the Advanced Coach for Poway Valley Vaulters, Sara thrives on promoting vaulters of all abilities, especially their loyal Dream Team of adults with special needs. She is also the current AVA Region 1 President, and looks forward to consolidating the knowledge of the vastly talented coaches throughout their region to further promote Adaptive Vaulting. Isabelle Parker - Isabelle Parker has coached Woodside Vaulters for more than twenty years. She has worked with every level of team and individual, sending top level vaulters to nearly every World Championships since An AVA r judge, technical committee member, and an FEI steward, Isabelle holds her gold medal and competed internationally for the United States. Isabelle is also the Chief Financial Officer of Summit Public Schools. Mindy Pelz-Hall - Dr. Mindy Pelz-Hall finds her passion in helping families lead healthy lives, giving them the tools to make it easy and empowering the kids to take care of their own health. She is the owner of Family Life Chiropractic in San Jose, Calif. Kate Revell - Kate is a graduate of UC Davis in California and worked in the Human Resources field for over 10 years. She currently works in the field of education as a reading tutor. She has been interested in photography her whole life and has focused on sports and animal photography. Kate has been taking vaulting photos since her daughter became interested in the sport in In 2011, she began taking professional photos for VaultingPhotos.com, many of which have been published in the Equestrian Vaulting Magazine. A number of her photos have been featured on the magazine s cover, including its most recent issue. Emma Garrod Seely - Emma Garrod Seely, an AVA Mentor of the Year award recipient, has led her vaulters to dozens of national team and individual championships, in addition to winning the National Gold Freestyle Championship herself when she was 18. She coached Kerith Lemon, Devon Maitozo and Megan Benjamin to multiple medals at various World Vaulting Championships, and is well known and respected in the international vaulting community, currently chairing the FEI Vaulting Committee. Emma s horses have won many AVA Horse of the Year and Osierlea awards. She is an AVA judge, has served on the AVA Board and provides consistent, stable leadership to the Mt. Eden Vaulting Club as head coach and lunger. Peter Senn - For 19 years, Pete worked in the engineering field for a major commercial manufacturer overseeing many projects large and small. An AVA member for the past eight years, he is currently the coach of Root Farm Vaulters (approximately 50 adaptive vaulters per week along with a demonstration/ competitive team). He is the chair for the AVA Adaptive Vaulting Committee which includes Para/Recreational/Special Needs vaulters, has led several clinics on both coasts and is always promoting the benefits of vaulting for everyone. Samantha Smith Matson - As a second generation vaulter, Samantha Matson was born to vault; she has been vaulting competitively since she was six years old. She competed as an individual at the 2002 World Equestrian Games and the 2004 World Vaulting Championships. In 2012, Samantha was a team member and the coach for the six-member squad that competed at the World Vaulting Championships. She has earned her AVA gold medal. Currently, Samantha coaches the Woodside Vaulters A Team, and individuals at all levels; she is also a gymnastics and riding instructor. Samantha holds a bachelor s degree in Economics from San Jose State University.

19 REGISTRATION FORM You must be a 2014 AVA member (of any type)* to attend any of the Convention, with the exception of the Recognition Banquet. Adult memberships range from $40 for a five-year American Vaulting Fan membership, to $50 for an annual full (voting) Adult Membership. Youth memberships range from $35 to $50. Parents: Not an AVA member yourself but want to attend our fantastic Saturday Parents/Fans Track? Go to -->join us to become an AVA Fan member for 5 years, for only $40! Registration Deadlines: Regular - by midnight Feb. 7. (Late Registration) - Feb. 7-Feb. 17 AVA # First Name: Last Name: Club Affiliation: or [ ] Independent Phone: Address: City: State: Zip: Registration Packages ADULTS: For coaches, lungers, trainers, fans, parents, judges and over-18 vaulters [ ] Adult Full Registration (any and all Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday Sessions plus Recognition Banquet): $165 ($185) [ ] Adult Sessions ONLY (any and all Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday) no Banquet: $130 ($150) [ ] Saturday Parent/Fans Sessions Track ONLY (Including Second-Goal Parent Session by PCA) no Banquet: $45 ($60) [ ] Saturday Parent/Fans Sessions Track (including Second-Goal Parent Session by PCA) AND Recognition Banquet: $95 ($105) BANQUET ONLY [ ] Recognition Banquet ONLY--Adult (13 and over): $65 ($65) Please list names: [ ] Recognition Banquet ONLY--Child (12 and under): $35 ($35) Please list names: OPEN JUDGES FORUM [ ] Open Judges Forum Add-On (not included in any Registration, fundraiser for Judges Program): $55 ($65) VAULTERS Check level [ ] Tiny Tot [ ] Prel. Trot [ ] Trot [ ] Copper [ ] Bronze [ ] Silver [ ] Gold [ ] Saturday All-Day Barrel Vaulting Clinic (including Triple-Goal Competitor Session by PCA) ONLY no Banquet: $95 ($105) [ ] Saturday All-Day Barrel Vaulting Clinic (including Triple-Goal Competitor Session by PCA) plus Recognition Banquet (13 and over): $150 ($160) [ ] Saturday All-Day Barrel Vaulting Clinic (including Triple-Goal Competitor Session by PCA) plus Recognition Banquet (12 and under): $120 ($130) [ ] Sunday Private Barrel Vaulting Sessions per vaulter: $85/session ($85) Clinician Requested (list preferences 1-3 with 1 being most desired): [ ] Megan Benjamin Guimarin [ ] Blake Dahlgren [ ] Ali Divita [ ] Mary McCormick [ ] Devon Maitozo [ ] Samantha Smith Matson Sunday Semi-Private Barrel Vaulting Sessions (compulsories only): $85/session for two vaulters ($85). Only ONE person should pay this fee. The name of the additional vaulter attending this session:. Clinician Requested ((list preferences 1-3 with 1 being most desired)): [ ] Megan Benjamin Guimarin [ ] Blake Dahlgren [ ] Ali Divita [ ] Mary McCormick [ ] Devon Maitozo [ ] Samantha Smith Matson BOARD MEMBER DISCOUNT: $25 discount off FULL REGISTRATION for all current AVA board members registering by Feb. 7 *for more information on AVA memberships go to --> join us MAIL TO AVA, 1443 E. Washington Blvd. #289, Pasadena, CA 91104

20 HOUSING, FOOD Hotel Information The Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront is located just four miles from San Francisco International Airport. Yes, there s a free shuttle between the hotel and airport every 20 minutes. (And through the free shuttle, you can even access public transportation into San Francisco if you want to go sightseeing before or after.) Yes, there s free internet. Yes, there s an indoor pool and a fitness center. For more information: To Reserve a Hotel Room By Phone: call hiltons ( ), ask for a reservation for the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront, and use the group code AVA. Deadline for the special rate is Feb. 6. On the Web: Rate: $135/night for both king and double/doubles, from Feb. 26 through March 3. If you d like to find a roommate for the convention, post something on the AVA Facebook page or convention@americanvaulting.org and we ll send you a list of anyone who has requested a roommate. Meals at the Convention If you sign up for Full Registration, the Recognition Banquet is included in your package. All other meals are on your own. The Hilton has a reasonably priced Windows on the Bay restaurant, open from 6 am-10 pm, and in-room dining is available 24 hours a day. There are dozens of restaurants within a short driving distance, and Kincaid s restaurant, a five minute walk, serves lunch, dinner and a happy hour menu at their bar. The Hilton SFO shuttle is free to AVA members during the Convention and will take you to and from Downtown Burlingame ( a quaint little town that has many selections for both dining and shopping AVA RECOGNITION BANQUET This year the Banquet will be held on Saturday at the Hotel. 5, 10, 20 and 30 year members will receive their pins. Regional and National Horse Highpoint winners will be honored. The USEF Youth Sportsmanship Award nominee will be honored. Life Members and the 2013 National Champions will be honored Zone Award winners will receive their awards. The winners of the Teams of the Year, Club Excellence, Trainer of the Year and Horse Award winners will recive their awards. National High Point winners will receive their awards. And, as usual, there may be some surprises. To attend any part of the AVA Convention (except the Banquet), you must be a 2014 member of the AVA. If you don t know your AVA member number, login into the AVA Members-Only Website, click on Member Services and either: Click on Membership Directory and look yourself up. Click on Look Up Member By Club and look yourself up. If you are not a 2014 AVA member, click here to join or renew! For adults, membership prices range from $40 for a five-year membership (Vaulting Fan) to $750 for life (Life Member). For youth, memberships range prices range from $35 (Recreational Youth Associate Member) to $50 (Youth Member). All new members joining between Jan. 1 and March 1, and then attending the Convention, will receive a special AVA luggage/backpack tag at registration, featuring 2012 World Championship Bronze Medalists Blake Dahlgren and Megan Benjamin!

21 CIRCLE OF FRIENDS LUNCH Circle of Friends Alumni Reunion and Get-Together THE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS welcomes all alumni, all current and all wanna-be members to join us for a no-host lunch starting at noon on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Windows on the Bay Restaurant at the Hilton San Francisco Airport Bayfront (600 Airport Blvd., Burlingame, CA, ). Please phone Patti Reschar (pattireschar@earthlink.net, ) or Colette Garrison (colettegarrison@comcast.net, ) for reservations and information, no later than February 20th. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU!